May 21, 2023delphimo rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I adore the way Agatha Christie incorporates children’s nursery rhymes into the story. This novel features a crooked man and his crooked house. The story opens with Sophia Leonides and Charles Hayward promising to rethink marriage after…
So, the set up is a little clumsy and there are a few clues that really leapt out at me that didn't get picked up on by pretty late in the narrative.I did really appreciate all the viable suspects, most of the plotting and the outcome. A…
Crooked House is the type of cozy that had to be a big inspiration for the 2019 Rian Johnson film Knives Out. The patriarch of the wealthy Leonides family is killed in the family mansion. At some point, every member of the deeply…
Aug 07, 2020Alpha_zzz rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Honestly, for an Agatha Christie book, I expected a little more. This was sort of all over the place.....pointing the finger at one family member as a murderer and then another, etc. When the suspects start dying off or being taken…
Aug 07, 2018Sophia222 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Crooked House is the first Agatha Christie mystery novel I have read. Every chapter throws a new twist, and the mystery isn't solved until the very last chapter. I strongly recommend this book as it is very entertaining and definitely…
Dec 01, 2017Brontina66 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I would compare this story to "Murder on the Orient Express" for the final twist, although in this case the final revelation is definitely more shocking. Agatha Christie is a fine connoisseur of human psychology and here she is at her…
Nov 26, 2016maspochni591 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is easily one of the best, and most shocking Agathe Christie books. The identity of the killer is super surprising and pretty disturbing. Crooked House is a must read for any Agathe Christie fan.
Nov 09, 2016JCLJoyceM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This Agatha Christie novel captured my attention quickly. The rich patriarch of a dysfunctional family has been poisoned. Many family members are suspect. As usual, the suspense builds to an unexpected conclusion.
Jun 09, 2015writermike rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In the forward to her 1949 stand-alone mystery “Crooked House,” Agatha Christie calls it one of her “special favourites,” and writes in her autobiography that it is one of the two that “satisfy me best.” This is interesting because the…
Aug 31, 2010GingerKaren rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
In the crooked house the crooked man dies and one of the family must be the murderer. Classic Christie, this plot seems so basic, but turns so cleverly that the red herrings and twists and turns happen without the reader really noticing. …
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Crooked House